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Friday, September 12, 1913, THE FOX APPOINTMENT. Orlginiil. Wilson men of California-nti-machinB Democrats and Progres sives who cast their lot with the Dem ocratic nominee for President in the belief that he stood for a new deal in politics are now probably experienc ing about the same emotions that men of like type experienced in this State when the President slap ped the progressive sentiment of North Carolina in the face to nomi nate and procure the endorsement of Watts as collector. The confirmation of Thomas Fox its postmaster at Sac ramento was on all fours with that ol Mr. Watts to be collector, except that it was a greater disappointment and insult to those who believed that a new deal was to come in politics, that the "new freedom" was .something more than an empty expression. This distinction is made possible by a difference in the character of the two appointees. Nothing was urged against the personal character of Mr. Watts. His offense has been that when any real reform has been broached he was automatically aligned with the opposition. He has had no patience with such "damned non sense" as the President has preached. His knife has always been out for sui h policies as Mr. Wilson has advocated. In the case of Fox insult was added to Injury. Fox is not only opposed to any such political "nonsense." but is iden tified with Hell's Southern Paciiic Demncratic organizalion, is a typical boss in a State where political corrup tion has been the order; the "red light" and liquor combine of the Cali fornia capital Is his strong tower, ac cording to numerous gentlemen of hitherto unquestioned veracity. Yet against this man and the ma chine behind him, Rudolph Spreckels and his Woodrow Wilson Ttepuhlicin league, whose activities for Wilson In the campaign were tireless, were pow erless. . Democrats independent of the favors of '.he machine were powerless. Fenator Works and his progressive following were powerless. Californl ans who have no reward or hope of reward from either the State machine or the President are doubtless begin ning to wonder where to look now in the working out of their political ideals. after the Westport wreck: 'The New Haven , has disregarded orders Issued for its guidance after the Bridgeport wreck." Then he continued to Vice President Horn: "When are you go ing to quit thinking and talking and 1o something? Tour road has killed JO or 25 people and Injured nearly I00 in three cross-over accidents that were almost identical" . . : . "If you had followed our suggestion ot a year ago this wreck would not have hap pened." Having a wreck to investigate even month or two the commission could not help but know that its recommen dations were not being carried out. While it has no power to enforce it: recommendations, it does seem that il could have haled the road s officials into court and at least have sought to enjoin its operation and wanton de struction of life unless bond were given for bettering the conditions. If this could not have been done, or if there were no way of getting a rem edy why the interstate commerce commission? THAW SHOKT OF Fl'XHS ? We do not know that there is any easou whv the general public should he concerned about it, but there have At least been a few evidences that there is a scarcity In the Harry Thaw funds. This probability, however, has brought concern to some, namely Thaw's attorneys who fought so hard to keen him in jail, in Canada. One went so far as to say that he had heard a great deal about the Thaw onev but at that date he had not seen any. Then when Thaw was un expectedly aet free near the interna tional border in Vermont he was not financially equipped for any great journey or decisive coup. He was lit tle better than penniless; so destitute. n fact, as to move his nemesis, Je rome, to expressions of piy. A man n Thaw's position who did not know what would be lone to him the next minute, and who did not even know what he wanted to do, would naturally be expected to have provided himself with ample money for any emergency f he could secure the needful. With l"iity of money Thaw could have kept an airship patrolling the Ver mont border in readiness for an tin- xpected deportation, and it might have been that he could have made his way to Virginia for an indefinite ,-isit to John Armstrong Chaloner. Since Canada has seen fit so un ceremoniously to thrust our country man, Harry K. Thaw, across her bor- lersi as an undesirable, England could iot complain if we turned back Mrs. ankhurst for the same reason. IGNOIUVU THE COMMENCE COM MISSION', Seventeen wrecks within the past twenty-seven months is the tale or the New Haven's misfortune; and In these the people suffered to the extent of 7 1 killed and 425 injured. Few caus contributed to these wrecks. Five re sulted from defective signals; four were laid to faulty stretches of track; three were caused by high speed over cross-overs; and the remaining five were due to causes which Included poor discipline, faulty brakes and de fective signals. Each time federal and state officials advised and recom mended Improvements, and each time these improvements were promised, While the wrecks continued. One of the most Impressive phases . of the Investigations of the NW Haven wrecks Is the Impotency of the Interstate commerce commission -a body that can order but cannot en force; a body which must find it diffi cult or Impossible to get Its orders and recommendations carried out, since It never took any steps to have the Now .Haven order enforced, with one wreck closely following another, and th causes of these ' wrecks 'fully known. . As before stated the commission has time after time admonished the road's officials to remedy the. defects which contributed to the wrecks; and after having admonished so many times the commission, It seems, , should . hare learned- that the. recommendations were ol doubtful efficacy and should have taken steps' to o If there was Pot some way to get the recommen dation carried out.. If there was no wy to do this, Its findings were of Mitle villi). . j ' ' Cum ml .Hlimer McCh'ord Is quoted a "" J'"' I'IM "v"r a year ago ritOTEST FROM WAYNESVILLE. Endorsement of the suggestion that the Asheville Auditorium is in urgent need of attention with a view to im proving its acoustical properties has been received from an unexpected but ntcreateu source. Declaring the de ective acoustics of the playhouse to be "a disgrace to Asheville and an an noyance to everybody who enters the Auditorium," the Western Carolina Enterprise says: Waynesville people who attend these shows are put to considerable expenst in addition to the price of seats, and they deserve more for their mone) than an opportunity to sit in the tenth row, strain forward and try to guess- what the performers are saving. In cidentally, tile patronage from thit section would be much larger If tht plays were staged to better advantage in this respect Patronage from Waynesville and vicinity is already considerable and worth cultivatiirg. Furthermore, these observations apply with equal ot greater force to Asheville people. The death of William J. Gaynor re moves a unique figure In the polities of today and one of the strongest and best equipped executives In the history of American municipal politics. Mayor Gaynor was a stormy petral of politics never happier than when In contro versy. His facility In making friends was only equalled by his facility in making enemies. The mayoralty campaign in New York is thrown in confusion by hi unexpected death, but tfie prospects of the fusionlsts appear to have been bettered thereby. It will be as diffi cult to replace Gaynor the politics) leader as to replace Oaynor the exec utive. ' There nr anm floIHa In nwm.nii mat produce an average of 70 bushel? of wheat to the acre, but the average of course la from 40 to SO bushels. News Item. ; If the American commission lately returned from Europe can tell us how they do It the knowledge will be worth the cost. yiTisoO THE EXPATRIATE. Jack Jobnslng's gohe to dwell ir Prance, to come back never more; n more In twelve-foot rings he'll prance on this, his native shore. The othei pugs may swap hard knocks, anc strive to gain pile, but never mor shall Johnslng box, or smile hie folder smile. The horrid news came o'er th wires: "Jack Johnslng- won't return.' The thankless country of his sire h evermore shall spurn! He claspec that country to his breast, and made I what It Is, and then It bit him on thi chest he's done with It, gee whlsl' And yet our flag wave just the sam In sunshine and In fog, and e'en thi age-old fighting game has not yet slip ped a rog; the rivers Tumble to th sen, and In the suripeams dance, aj though Jack Johnsing says that h will not come back from France. Oui bulwarks stack up just as high as it the days of yore; palladiums you can not buy much cheaper than before Our grand old Constitution still ha prestige In the land; it seems thai swords ot Bunker Hill are largely it demand. Undaunted by one dire mis chance, our divers paths we'll roam and Johnsing may remain in Franc, until the cows come home. A Word for Hie Dog. Editor of The Gazette-News: Witnessing a trial a few days agt which was the result of the killing oi a dog and which came near being r serious affair between the parties tt the suit, and seeing the excited in terest taken in the matter by the gen eral public, it brought to my 'mind re flections upon the dog. And what is a dog anyway? From the days of old Rip Van Winkle anc his dog Wolf until the day of the Pal timore convention, when one of th most ardent supporters of Oscar Un derwood for president deserted hii standard and rushed down Raltimori street after Champ Clark's 40 hounds the dog has been held in admiratioi and respect by a class of citizens oi one hand, while on the other hand hi has been as equally despised rtnc hased by another class. And why hate and abuse the dog'. Some men through malice towarc their fellow men will shoot the dot because, true to his instinct anc teaching, he will chase the fox oi pursue the bird across the line. Shairu on this cowardice! Why not prose cute the man? Why, Mr, Editor, do you know thi nature of a dog? The people of Mis souri do. They sang his praises sc high that the refrain was caught u is the slogan of one of the mightiest political campaigns in the history of m erica, when the words were in ev .ry body's mouth, singing: "Every time I come to town, The boys keep kicking my dog around. Makes no difference if he is a hound, . You got to quit kicking my dop around." It has well been said: "Man's truest and most faithful friend, under all circumstances, is his dog. Many times the person whoti! we think our best friend will turn against us and become our most vio lent enemy. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, whom we have reared In the bosom of the famib irele, will become ungrateful and turn against parental love. Men whom we trust in business relation? oftentimes prove traitors to their trust. The money a man has may take wings and fly away. A man may sacrifice his reputation In an ill-considered venture; people who laugh at us In success are the first to throw stones when failure comes and sets a cloud over our heads, but the one true, unselfish friend, one who will not de sert a man when in trouble, will not prove a traitor or ungrateful, is his dog. From the days of Lav.arua when he licked the pauper's sores to the nresent, he has ever been faithful to his master. He will lay by his side when the wintry winds blow and drive the snows, when ho has no food to ffer. He even guards the sleep of the pauper master ns If he were a mil lionaire. When all others desert him, he remains true. And when death comes and closes the scene of thi earth's pilgrimage and takes his mas ter in his emhrace, the noble dog will be found with his head between his paws on the grave of his hero, ever watching in wistful expectation for the resurrection of the body into life." JIM MORGAN. Asheville, N. C Sept. 11, '13. HE. REJANE TODAY Possibly no feature has yet been presented at the Classic that carries mora Interest and entertainment that the attractive three-reel, hand colored production of "Mme. Sans Gene," with rr.' . French comedienne, Mme. Rej:.., i the title role. It Is a clever pi, f the Napoleonic era from the pen of Vlctorlen Sardou played by an all-star cast. The scenes In the laundry, the angry mobs, the outbreak of tho French revolution, Nlepperg's escape and a display of Napoleon's domestic life are all loaded with In terest. This charming picture Is at the Classic today and -tonight. Tomorrow the Classic presents an other big three-reel feature, "A Trai tor to His Country." Every day next week big features will be shown at th? Classic, it. Cake and Candy sale tomorrow at Southern Ticket office, benefit Ladies Auxiliary of Y. M. C, A. Rules for Egg-Gathering. Mr. Timklna of East Orange had bought six new hens from a poultry dealer In Plalnfield. "Didn't you tell me that you got as many as 10 and 12 eggs a day from them?" asked Mr. Timklna a few weeks later. "That's what I hold you," said the Plalnfield man. "I've had those Thickens several weeks now and I never g6t more than four egga on any one day. How do you account for that?" "Well, I don't know," aald the guile ful dealer, "unless it's because you look too often. If you would look only once every three days, you would probably get as many as 10 ir 12 eggs in a single day, just as I did." 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SM ATHERS SONS Mammoth Furniture Store. 15-17 North Main St PUREST AND BEST Rumford Baking Powder : - I jM A .'.-.V MTI t' m . . 1 & Ml 1) V Ml Jit fe Beautify u Complexion M TIN DAT! Nadinota CREAM Thf UiwqtuleJBuiniflcr CSin ANO VNDOftMD T THOUSAND Guaranteed to MniM. tan, fracklaa, nlmpla, lirar ipoti, tc. Extrtrn causa ahoul iwMit. A.m , Rida pore and tiuua of Impuritia. Uam the k.la clear, aoft, Lcalthr. Vwo !, 50c. and 11.00. Br toiUt xromera or mail, m KEOSdDA 5 lbfl for 10 cent Search Light Matches, 3 boiea for 10 cent-. HENEY J. OLIV1 General Mechandise Smith's Bridge Phones 138 and 2131 . formal fall Opening Continues Joday llnndrods of interested women viewed the new styles here yesterday. Words of admiration and appreciation came from all sides. There was an unanimous opin ion that Asheville was being given a decided treat. : The latest creatio ns in the world of Fashion are being shown. The prices are reasonable all the way through. We have marked them low to sell quickly and Asheville women, quick to recognize value, showed their appreciation by purchas ing heavily. Millinery for Fall was shown in all its novel beauty,' Hats are decidedly chic nnd interesting. They are becoming, and to try them on is to create a desire for one. ' ' ' ;','.,. In the Ready-to-Wear Section the efforts of our critical and thorough research were rewarded by liberal enthusiasm by all who attended. Suits, dresses, coats, waists and skirts all received a share of attention from prospective buyers. , All in all, it was a Banner Day ,' for the Bon Marche. People from all over Western North Carolina, as well' as Asheville, were present, and seemed to en-; joy the season's showing at Asheville 's Style Center. ' Come ngain today. You are always welcome to look or buy. Demonstration oj Kohi-noor Press fasteners "Good-bye, old hook and eye," is what everyone says When they see this new dress fastener. It is guaranteed - not to rust, has all the good points of the hook and eye, with none of their bad charaeer . istics. ' .," ' ; Koh-i-noor dress fasteners are priced at 10c card. A representative from tho manufac turer is here., and will explain th vari ous features when you come in. ' ' Srocadad JUks and Satin ' Our buyer, now in the ' East, has been buying largely of the new silk materials that are so fashionable. Brocade effects are in high favor. Our stock right no contains the choice selections from several large Eastern manufacturers. Crepo de chine, imported crinkle crepe, . satin crepo meteor and me"jalines nj"6 home of tbo popular rnatuiials we show, in plain and trocades. Prices up to $3.50 yard.' . . ; ".-. Bon lijarcha ifishzvilk.-lf. 0. i